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[Akai__]

That BF4 population is the peak population of the last 24 hours, isn't it? That would mean, that the current population is possibly much lower, than 27k number.

That seems really low to me, but looking at sale numbers of the Xbox One and all the problems both games had/still have, it kinda makes sense. Halo 4's peak population also never reached 500k and I doubt any Halo game will do it ever again for more than 1 day.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

seriously its ridiculous. I get it some time i get upset to. but really people just stick it out. I mean the only time i leave mid game if ever is when half my team drops out. By then there's no point in staying except to get massacred.

Also i love how even if i stay the whole team acts like there bad asses for kill one dude when its 4v1. Wow good job. It's so stupid

Quitting in general sucks, but when it's a 4v1 and you decide not to quit out, that's terrible on you lol

Forcing people to time out a 4v1 match is cruel and unusual.


EDIT:

Or they don't get the vote the way they wanted.

Yup, lots of reasons why people quit. A quit penalty is long overdue at this point and it's one of many things that's baffling as to why it still hasn't been implemented.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Because there's no quit penalty, so people are quick to drop out of games if things don't go their way.

Or they don't get the vote the way they wanted.

 

[Welfare]

That BF4 population is the peak population of the last 24 hours, isn't it? That would mean, that the current population is possibly much lower, than 27k number.

That seems really low to me, but looking at sale numbers of the Xbox One and all the problems both games had/still have, it kinda makes sense. Halo 4's peak population also never reached 500k and I doubt any Halo game will do it ever again for more than 1 day.

BF4stats.com uses 2 numbers. A current player number and a peak 24 hour number. Right now the current player number is the highest in the past 24 hours, so it would also be the peak.

Also Halo 4's War Games never reached 500k. Whole game would be much higher.

 

[-Ryn]

I wonder how long it'll be before they tell us what on earth is in the $250 edition for H5. Seriously what could that even be?

Booshka is Ryns father.

That's not true! That's... improb

Duno who Ryn is.

I used to play Shadowrun with Booshka

Yeah who is that guy? Sounds weird.

Spoiler

 

[Booshka]

Booshka is Ryns father.

Duno who Ryn is.

I used to play Shadowrun with Booshka

The joke is that similar to Ryn, I don't own an Xbone or MCC, yet I talk about it like I do. I meant to phrase that HCS post as a spectator of competitive Halo.

 

[Impala26]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

 

[Poker Face]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

id rather have someone who quits as opposed to joining a game losing 45-3

 

[jem0208]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

I agree. I've had far more games ruined by people quitting right at the start than had games because I joined a losing team.

 

[Booshka]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

There could be separate playlists for casul join in progress sessions. Have them named appropriately as well.

"Who Gives a Fuck FFA"

"Big and Dumb BTB"

 

[VinFTW]

New page reminder:

So I think I want to try my hand at a HaloGAF Halo 5 Beta montage as well.

If you guys want in, send me some clips (Preferably PM me).

1-2 clips max. PLEASE SEND ME THE XBOXCLIPS LINKS.



Gonna start putting some of it together tonight

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

People just don't want it.

It's a pain in the ass to join a match mid-game with the other team already in the lead or having possession of the power weapons.

I can see the benefits to join-in-progress but there's also a lot of negatives with such a feature.

 

[jem0208]

How many people have good clips from the MCC?

I'd be up for making a montage from MCC stuff, bit bored and I haven't got a lot to do this weekend.

I'm assuming no one is interested in this then?

 

[User 73706]

I wonder how long it'll be before they tell us what on earth is in the $250 edition for H5. Seriously what could that even be?

It's actually just four 1-month Live Gold vouchers, 3 controllers and 4 copies of H5G

and a bust of locke

Spoiler

out of armor, grimed up and coated in reflective housepaint to emulate the muckiness of when he was stranded on the halo fragment

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

I'm assuming no one is interested in this then?

I would if I had some, man I really gotta make more clips lol

I've had a lot of awesome moments it's just that I'm too focused on playing to record.

 

[jem0208]

I would if I had some, man I really gotta make more clips lol

I've had a lot of awesome moments it's just that I'm too focused on playing to record.

Haha, I'm constantly shouting "Xbox, record that!" at my TV. I'm not bothered though, I just quite like making this sort of thing and we've already got a 2nd Halo 5 montage in the works.

 

[Prinz Eugn]

I'm assuming no one is interested in this then?

I am actually, but I have a very important appointment to drink and play Halo, will send clips tmrrw

 

[Overdoziz]

guys im making a h5 montage, send me all your clips

 

[Prinz Eugn]

By Tuesday I expect all my clips to be in a montage, somewhere.

 

[jem0208]

I am actually, but I have a very important appointment to drink and play Halo, will send clips tmrrw

Alright, well if a few more people are interested I'm happy to put it together.

 

[Digital Limit]

SO are people purposely dropping out of matching in MCC, or are they getting booted due to networking issues, Cuz that seems to be my only issue with MCC other then long wait times.

I seriously hate player drop outs

Samesies. Leavers suck and Halo, being a very team-oriented game, is nigh unplayable when teams are unbalanced.

 

[Ramirez]

I'm assuming no one is interested in this then?

In order to have clips from MCC, it would have to work long enough so that you could make some #BIGPLAYS, and well...yea.

 

[jem0208]

In order to have clips from MCC, it would have to work long enough so that you could make some #BIGPLAYS, and well...yea.

I've been incredibly lucky the last few nights. Had game after game without a single issue

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

guys im making a h5 montage, send me all your clips

Sweet check your PMs got some pretty nasty AR sprees for you.

 

[Overdoziz]

waste of an alt

 

[Ramirez]

waste of an alt

 

[Impala26]

It's actually just four 1-month Live Gold vouchers, 3 controllers and 4 copies of H5G

and a bust of locke

Spoiler

out of armor, grimed up and coated in reflective housepaint to emulate the muckiness of when he was stranded on the halo fragment

To compensate for lack of 4-player splitscreen.

People just don't want it.

It's a pain in the ass to join a match mid-game with the other team already in the lead or having possession of the power weapons.

I can see the benefits to join-in-progress but there's also a lot of negatives with such a feature.

It's a pro and con game for sure. I'm not a HUGE fan, but the amount of quitters and AFKers I've seen in MCC seems like the worst in a Halo title to date. I seriously think it's by-product of virtually every other shooter having it now, so to a lot of casual players if the game's not going well, leave it and join another.

 

[PROh1bited]

You have been selected for the Halo: MCC content update beta test. The CU is undergoing additional testing and the download will become available in the near future. Please see the Preview Dashboard announcements for information. Thank you!

Just got this message on xbl.

 

[Poker Face]

You have been selected for the Halo: MCC content update beta test. The CU is undergoing additional testing and the download will become available in the near future. Please see the Preview Dashboard announcements for information. Thank you!

Just got this message on xbl.

I got it as well

 

[Netprints]

I have been selected to be a part of the halo patch beta. Says the patch is still in testing and should be release in the near future

 

[Rev3rb]

I have been selected to be a part of the halo patch beta. Says the patch is still in testing and should be release in the near future

Same here

 

[FATstronaut]

Yup got the same message here!

 

[Overdoziz]

same here
o wait im in communist europe

 

[Bornstellar]

Just got my month of live.

 

[Netprints]

Just got my month of live.

Still waiting for that. Soon hopefully

 

[Welfare]

Let's hope this actually works!

 

[RowdyReverb]

I have been non-selected! They at least sent out a courtesy message to let me know not to expect it. I did say I wouldn't be available this evening in the survey though. Look forward to hearing impressions from you beta testers!

 

[User 73706]

same here
o wait im in communist europe

why not just work six jobs and move over to portland scrub

you like the xbox kinect(tm), that requires speaking

you could become a public speaker

EDIT: six public speakers

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

oh man wish I could be part of this beta or in the preview program in general

 

[JDHarbs]

nilla alt?

 

[-Ryn]

The joke is that similar to Ryn, I don't own an Xbone or MCC, yet I talk about it like I do. I meant to phrase that HCS post as a spectator of competitive Halo.

So does this mean you're not my real Dad?

why not just work six jobs and move over to portland scrub

you like the xbox kinect(tm), that requires speaking

you could become a public speaker

EDIT: six public speakers

 

[Poodlestrike]

Controversial Opinion:

Join-In-Progress is the lesser evil compared to rampant quitting. At least when it's not a super-competitive ranked playlist.

What of it?

You're right, but it's still the worst of all possible anti-quitting solutions.

 

[Booshka]

So does this mean you're not my real Dad?

Of course not, I would never let a real or hypothetical child of mine care enough about Sonic to actually be disappointed by it.

 

[CliQ]

***DAILY REMINDER***

Now that the Halo 5 Beta has passed it's time we power down those thrusters and get back to business! This weekend the MCC Throwdown will be returning and it is up to YOU what we play. If you don't know what the hell any of this is please take a minute to check out these two videos...

MCC Throwdown Highlights!

MOAR MCC Highlights!

Cast your vote here to decide what we play!

If you would like to be a part of the MCC Throwdown and I don't already know who you are please send me a PM with your gamertag and I will add you on Xbox Live.

If I do know who you are, well...

See you on the battlefield!

 

[Fuchsdh]

You're right, but it's still the worst of all possible anti-quitting solutions.

This seems like a whynotboth.gif solution (of course, the devil is in implementing it.)

If you quit, you have to wait a few minutes before you can search again. Quit repeatedly, and you get longer periods. And you have JIP enabled for the first X minutes of a match and Y kills or objectives so people can fill in a game that's not completely over already, or whatnot.

I understand the arguments for deranking, but A) there are people (like me!) who don't really care about rank, aside from its matchmaking implications, and B) wouldn't that just make deranking to smash newbs a popular option?

 

[User 73706]

part of the beta update beta for beta bitches

beta beta

Spoiler

beta

 

[Prinz Eugn]

This seems like a whynotboth.gif solution (of course, the devil is in implementing it.)

If you quit, you have to wait a few minutes before you can search again. Quit repeatedly, and you get longer periods. And you have JIP enabled for the first X minutes of a match and Y kills or objectives so people can fill in a game that's not completely over already, or whatnot.

I understand the arguments for deranking, but A) there are people (like me!) who don't really care about rank, aside from its matchmaking implications, and B) wouldn't that just make deranking to smash newbs a popular option?

I think fushadacghdasghfjs is mostly right. The caveat is that JIP has to implemented very well. In an early (below a minute or two, <10 kills) slayer game or before anything is scored in an objective game (plus some time criteria), it's obviously reasonable to replace people to salvage an otherwise blown game. The real problem is when the game shoves you into games that you are probably destined to lose regardless of how you play.

I mean, we've had stupid comebacks from JIP'ing in Halo 4 and wrecking a full team of scrubs who had a huge lead built up, but that was far more rare than dealing with a pre-lost game.

 

[Akai__]

Somebody stream the MCC with the Beta applied. I want to see the progress/results in real time.

 

[jem0208]

Somebody stream the MCC with the Beta applied. I want to see the progress/results in real time.

Frankie did say that it's likely it will be worse for those in the beta because the population will be much smaller.

Halo 4 is literally the only playlist I can get a game in... why does it work almost perfectly on only one playlist...?

 

[nillapuddin]

nilla alt?

BROTHERRRR

Really tho:
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chocopuddin
nanapuddin


Clones of BP.
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